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Friday, September 20, 2024
Aid worth US$1.2 million provided to farmers in Caraga Region, Philippines
Thousands of farmers in the Caraga Region, the Philippines, have received ₱69 million (US$1.2 million) worth of livelihood assistance, machinery, and livestock support from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on September 13.
Monday, September 16, 2024
Nigerian farmers trained on sustainable feed management and livestock production
Nigeria-based Danida Fellowship Alumni in collaboration with the Royal Danish Embassy in Nigeria has organised a training workshop for Nigerian farmers focused on sustainable feed management and livestock production, Nigerian Tribune report ...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Italian farmers fear for US$9 billion pork industry due to ASF
Italian swine farmers have raised alarms over the potential devastation to the country's EUR 8.2 billion (US$9 billion) prosciutto, sausage, and pork industry as the government battles its worst outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) since t ...
Thursday, August 15, 2024
US university study looks at social-psychological aspects behind swine farmers' decisions to impose biosecurity
A study published in "Nature: Scientific Reports" by researchers from the Social-Ecological Gaming and Simulation Lab at the University of Vermont examines the socio-psychological aspects of farmers' decisions about whether or not ...
Monday, July 29, 2024
Inadequate for Irish beef farmers to depend on Basic Farm Payment to support production, industry official highlights
It is now clear that farmers in Ireland can no longer rely on the Basic Farm Payment to support beef production, according to the chair of Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) Beef, John Cleary.
Monday, July 29, 2024
Report highlights impact made by US pig farmers to country's economy
The United States' National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) released a new economic contribution report detailing the significant impact US pig farmers have on the country' agricultural and overall economy.
Friday, July 12, 2024
Nigeria faces potential collapse of poultry industry, farmers say
Poultry farmers in Nigeria said that several poultry farms are shutting down operations due to skyrocketing prices of poultry feed and unsustainable cost of production, among other challenges in the sector.
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
USDA programme to cover dairy farmers financially for bird flu-related milk losses
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had announced more details about a programme to compensate dairy farmers for H5N1 avian flu-related milk losses.
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
FrieslandCampina dairy farmers earn US$263 million in sustainability premiums for 2023
FrieslandCampina member dairy farmers have received over EUR 245 million (US$263 million) in premiums for their sustainability achievements in 2023.
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Crossbreeding boosts dairy farmers' revenue without harming cow health, US study finds
A study by researchers from Pennsylvania State University, US, analysing nearly 40,000 cattle has found that the practice of dairy farmers increasingly crossbreeding their Holstein cows with beef breed bulls to enhance the value of surplus ...
Thursday, June 13, 2024
US farmers want to avoid implicating food in US' trade war with China, soybean association says
US farmers have asked policymakers in the United States not to involve food in a trade war with China, the American Soybean Association told Reuters on June 7, amid growing concerns that tensions between the two nations will dent already fa ...
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Australian dairy farmers face pay cuts as major processors tighten budgets
Dairy farmers in Australia will receive AUD 0.10 (US$0.066) less per litre for their milk this season as major processors implement cost-cutting measures, Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Swine farmers in the Philippines receive US$171,000 swine production boost
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Caraga Region, handed over a PHP 10 million (US$171,000) project to a group of swine farmers in Agusan del Norte, a province in the Caraga region, Philippine News Agency reported.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Floods in Brazil cause massive losses to hog, poultry farmers
Farm and meat lobbies in Brazil revealed on May 20 extensive losses of livestock from floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, likely leading to losses for farmers and processors and disruptions to meat production in one of the world's big ...
Friday, May 10, 2024
Farmers organisation presents recommendations concerning Australia's investment in agriculture
Australia's National Farmers' Federation (NFF) has put forward 17 investment recommendations for the Australian government to invest in agriculture and support the sector's sustainable growth ahead of the national budget, the organisation s ...

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